NECROPHORUS


Meaning of NECROPHORUS in English

nə̇ˈkräf(ə)rəs, (ˈ)ne|k- noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek nekrophoros burying the dead, from nekr- necr- + -phoros bearing, burying (from pherein to bear, carry to burial) — more at bear

: a genus of large burying beetles

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